Sudoku Variants Series (476) - Golden cells
(Published on 17. July 2026, 06:00 by Richard)
For this Sudoku Variants Project I have planned to publish a unique Sudoku variant every week.
Golden cells
Inspiration for this type comes from AlfSmith.
Solve online in Sudokupad.
I will see how long it takes before I am running out of ideas.
Apply classic sudoku rules.
A digit in a golden cell indicates its position within the row, and/or column and/or box in which it is placed. A digit in a white cell does not indicate its position within the row, column or box in which it is placed. The position is read from left to right, top to bottom.
For example: R1C9 is a golden cell and must contain either a 1 (row), 9 (column) or 3 (position in the box).
R1C8 is not gold and may not contain a 1 (row), 8 (column) or 2 (box).
Solution code: Row 8
Comments
on 19. July 2026, 18:22 by BorisTheSnake
Interesting... I solved the puzzle, but the solution code doesn't work. What am I doing wrong?
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Reply: that's hard to say without seeing your solution. But it is very likely that there is a white cell with a forbidden index digit, or a gold one without.
on 17. July 2026, 21:49 by Mozart40
I usually struggle a bit with those "Golden Cell" Sudokus, and it takes ages for me to find the right spots to make progress. This one was somehow easier, but still fun.
on 17. July 2026, 12:05 by vanbelizna
awesome rule, i like it
on 17. July 2026, 11:02 by Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing another beautiful SVS-puzzle.
on 17. July 2026, 09:16 by Piatato
Smooth!
